but hey that's church change compared to the 80 billion that katrina cost and the 50 billion that sandy may cost. >> is there a down side >> there as a down side. you're on the other side of the barrier sorry about that. reflective waves, waves that reflect actually have the same amount of energy and could savage the neighboring areas. not to mention the fact that the shoal fronts are not protected. long island, the jersey shore, put sand replenishment there because the storm barrier cannot extend 100 miles. that's not possible. >> if they dime you and asked for your recommendation you would say yes? >> i would say immediately we have to set up a study group to seriously look. >> study group make peoples eyes glaze over. >> this is for real. we're talking about people's lives, businesses, the economy of the area. look, new york city is dragging its tail. other cities have bit the bullet. other cities already have storm surge barriers. look at london. st. petersburg. >> what about american cities? >> even in america, new orleans, providence, rhode island, stamford, connecticut. stamford,